Penalties
Section 11 of the Census Act, 1948 deals with penalties. [(a) any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census who refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Act or any rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, or (aa) any census-off The Act came into force on 03 Sep 1948.
(1) 1 [(a) any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census who refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Act or any rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, or
(aa) any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of a census who neglects to use reasonable diligence in performing any duty imposed upon him or in obeying any order issued to him in accordance with this Act or any rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty or obeying any such order, or]
(b) any census-officer who intentionally puts any offensive or improper question or knowingly makes any false return or, without the previous sanction of the Central Government or the State Government, discloses any information which he has received by means of, or for the purposes of, a census return, or
(c) any sorter, compiler or other member of the census staff who removes, secrets, damages or destroys any census document or deals with any census document in a manner likely to falsify or impair the tabulations of census results, or
2 [(ca) any local authority which fails to comply with an order made under section 4A, or]
(d) any person who intentionally gives a false answer to, or refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, any question asked of him by a census-officer which he is legally bound by section 8 to answer, or
(e) any person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place who refuses to allow a census-officer such reasonable access thereto as he is required by section 9 to allow, or
(f) any person who removes, obliterates, alters, or damages any letters, marks or numbers which have been painted or affixed for the purposes of the census, or
(g) any person who, having been required under section 10 to fill up a schedule, knowingly and without sufficient cause to comply with the provisions of that section, or makes any false return there under, or
(h) any person who trespasses into a census office. shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and in case of a conviction under part 3 [(a), (b) or (c) shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.]
(2) Whoever abets any offence under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
Section 11, The Census Act, 1948 (Act 37 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 11
What does Section 11 of the Census Act deal with?
Section 11 of the Census Act is headed "Penalties". [(a) any census-officer or any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census who refuses to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Act or any rule made there under, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any such duty, or (aa) any census-off
How do I find court cases under Section 11 of the Census Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Census Act 1948 11, section 11 Census Act 1948, section 11 of the Census Act. People searching for it also type census act 1948 section 11. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 11 of the Census Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 4A (Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census), section 8 (Asking of questions and obligation to answer), section 9 (Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers), section 10 (Occupier or manager to fill up schedule), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Notification Regarding Appointment Of Census Officers (2025), then Census Rule 1990(with amendments) (2018).
When did Section 11 of the Census Act come into force?
Section 11 of the Census Act, cited as Census Act 1948 11, came into force on 03 Sep 1948, having been enacted on 03 Sep 1948. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7B. Payment of compensation453 words
- 7F. Release of premises from requisition286 words
- 18. Power to make rules269 words
- 6. Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases261 words
- 10. Occupier or manager to fill up schedule215 words
- 7. Power to call upon certain persons to give assistance208 words
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